Technology,
Civil Litigation
Dec. 8, 2020
Investors’ suit claims Uber misled them about passenger safety
The lawsuit challenged Uber’s alleged failure to address serious safety problems and claimed they were intentionally neglected to maintain a core business practice of classifying drivers as independent contractors.
Uber investors filed a securities class action alleging the company chose not to address a pattern of sexual assault against riders since more proactive safety and accountability protocols would increase the likelihood that it would be forced to classify its drivers as employees rather than independent contractors..
Claiming the ride-hailing company misrepresented its reputation as a flagrant violator of labor laws plagued by safet...
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